Ahead of his 96th birthday in June, Prince Philip formally announced that he would no longer carry out any more public engagements. While he may still make appearances with the Queen here and there, his final scheduled engagement took place in August.

Prince William, dashing as ever, was the cover star of British GQ’s July issue. The feature highlighted Heads Together - a foundation initiated by himself, Kate and Prince Harry which helps people dealing with mental health issues.

Royal headlines were predominately occupied by the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death. Just one of the ways Princes William and Harry honoured their mother’s memory was by visiting a memorial garden at Kensington Palace and honouring the charity workers who once worked with her.

In September the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge surprised the world with the announcement of a third royal baby. The announcement came after Catherine was forced to pull out of a public engagement due to severe morning sickness. The bundle of joy is due in April.

Shortly after it was announced that he has another sibling on the way, Prince George started school. Unfortunately, Kate was not able to accompany her toddler to his first day of school however Prince William held his hand all the way to the front door.

Feeling well enough to make her second appearance since announcing her pregnancy, Kate joined Princes William and Harry as well as the cast of the upcoming Paddington 2 movie for a surprise appearance at Paddington Train Station.

The longest reigning monarch and her husband celebrated 70 years of marriage on 20 November, with new portrait of themselves. The portraits – taken by British photographer Matt Holyoak of Camera Press - were taken in early November in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.

Britain’s royal family ended their year off with the surprise engagement announcement of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle. The social media announcement was followed by the couple's first official photo-call and TV interview together.